3/18/26 : Today in Spring Training
- Steve Potter
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Grapefruit League & Exhibition Game Twenty-Five @ North Port vs Braves
Braves 3 Phillies 2
Summary :
Otto Kemp doubled in the first inning, Rafael Marchan reached on an error and Bryan De La Cruz singled to load the bases. G walked to score a run.
Bryan De La Cruz singled in the fifth inning, stole second and scored on a single by Dylan Moore.
Atlanta scored three unearned runs in the seventh on a catching error by pitcher Tucker Davidson, a single, double, sacrifice fly and fielding error by third baseman Garrett Stubbs.
At the Plate : 2 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 11 K’s
Dylan Moore played center field and went 2 for 2 (singles) with two RBIs and a walk. He left the game with a bruised foot from a foul ball. Otto Kemp and Liover Peguero each doubled.
Bryan De La Cruz has quietly put together a good spring camp - he’s posted a .324/.390/.432 slash line and .822 OPS in 41 plate appearances and has a seven game hitting streak going where he’s 9 for 23 (.391). 👀
Pitching Notes : 3 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s
RH Andrew Painter - 4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 52 pitches - 34 strikes
RH Seth Johnson - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 29 pitches - 17 strikes
LH Tucker Davidson - 2 IP, 3 unearned R, 4 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 38 pitches - 26 strikes
Grapefruit League/Exhibition record is now 9-15-1
Minor League Spring Training :
Pitchers :
Side bullpens (seven mounds) - Kleyderve Andrade, Kevin Warunek, Naoel Mejia, Micah Ottenbreit, Connor Gillispie, Braydon Tucker, Giuseppe Velasquez, Gage Wood, Alan Rangel, Adam Seminaris, Sam Highfill, Cody Bowker, Gabriel Barbosa, Mitch Neunborn
Pitchers not throwing BP’s or in the games - throwing program and PFP’s on Carlton/Ashburn fields.
Position Players : field BP on Roberts and Carlton.
Four Practice Games vs Blue Jys - two @ Clearwater, two @ Dunedin - I will post details tomorrow.
I watched parts of the two games today on Roberts and Ashburn - Luke Russo threw really well - velocity looks up a tick. Andrew Baker has had a rough spring but today he excelled throwing a scoreless frame with two strikeouts. He and catcher Guillermo Rosario read the hitters swings really well - Baker threw a nasty 3-2 slider for his first punch out after throwing nothing but heat in the AB to that point - it showed both confidence and an ability to use the slider which is a swing and miss delivery in a pressure count. On his second strikeout he also used the slider after seeing the left handed hitter fouling off a fastball directly back to the backstop he went three consecutive sliders to strike him out. The last out was recorded on a 6-3 ground out. The talent is there and today’s sequencing and delivery of pitches reflect what he’s capable of - good stuff!
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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